Who Speaks for the Poor: National Interest Groups and Social Policy

by Richard A. Jr Hays

Overview

This book addresses the central question of how the interests of the poor gain representation in the political process by examining the interest group system.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815330752
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/23/2001
Series:	Politics and Policy in American Institutions
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1540L (what's this?)

About the Author

R. Allen Hays is professor of political science and Director of the Graduate Program in Public Policy at the University of Northern Iowa. He is the author of two previous books on public policy and housing interests.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Interest Groups in American Politics 3. Poverty and Political Action 4. Interest Groups in Social Policy 5. Interest Groups and the Policy Process 6. Mobilizing the Poor References Appendix

Editorial Reviews

"Hay's project provides much-needed insights into the configuration of organizations that testified on key pieces of legislation during a critical era in the history of American social welfare policy." — Douglas R. Imig, University of Memphis, for the American Political Science Review
"This book should be mandatory reading for all advocates attempting to affect public policy on behalf of the poor."
Ralph Da Costa Nunez, Institute for Children and Poverty
Political Science Quarterly.

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